Welcome! Silicon Alley Insider is a new business site, produced by and for the New York digital business community. We started publishing for real on Friday, July 19.  We're currently in beta, so we're grateful for your patience and feedback. 

We cover the intersection of the technology, media, and communications industries, with a focus on companies and people making waves in New York.  Specifically, we provide news, commentary, and discussion about digital publishing, entertainment, news, music, social networking, mobile, and gaming. 

Silicon Alley Insider is a community site, and we encourage you to participate in any of the following ways:

• Send us news and/or scuttlebutt
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• Write (Send us posts, refer us to your blog, or become a regular contributor)
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• Join our Community Twitter room
• Post events, jobs, questions, answers, and other relevant information on our Community Page.
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For more information on participating, please click here.  Please also read our Posting Rules.

Silicon Alley Insider was started in the summer of 2007 by Kevin Ryan, Dwight Merriman, and Henry Blodget.  We're also joined by Peter Kafka and Dan Frommer from Forbes and recently joined by Michael Learmonth from Variety.  We hope you enjoy the site.

Silicon Alley Insider is published continuously by Silicon Alley Insider, Inc., a Delaware corporation.  For more information, please read our Bios, Disclosure, Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and Disclaimer.